单词 | coax |
释义 | coax v.tr.   1. (usu. foll. by into, or to + infin.) persuade (a person) gradually or by flattery.   2. (foll. by out of) obtain (a thing from a person) by coaxing.   3. manipulate (a thing) carefully or slowly. Derivatives coaxer n. coaxingly adv. Etymology: 16th c.: f. 'make a cokes of' f. obs. cokes simpleton, of unkn. orig. |
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